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A Case Study Of The Weaknesses In Postsecondary Mathematics Problem Solving And A Program To Eliminate Such Deficiencies, Robert E. Cinnamond
A Case Study Of The Weaknesses In Postsecondary Mathematics Problem Solving And A Program To Eliminate Such Deficiencies, Robert E. Cinnamond
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The purpose of this Major Applied Research Project was to investigate the weaknesses in post-secondary mathematics problem solving and to develop an instructional design that would help mathematics majors become better problem solvers. A case study was conducted including an extensive literary search to determine which strategies were needed to enhance problem solving. Three basic research restrictions were examined: 1. Why do Brescia mathematics majors fail to develop correct cognitive strategy selection during their normal course of study. 2. How can an appropriate course of study be designed to teach proper cognitive strategy selection? 3. How can an appropriate course …
Designing And Implementing A Development Program At Roanoke Valley Christian School., Philip H. Graybeal
Designing And Implementing A Development Program At Roanoke Valley Christian School., Philip H. Graybeal
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As a ministry of Shenandoah Baptist Church, Roanoke Valley Christian Schools (RVCS), grew since its founding in 1973 to a size of 535 students (K-12) and 31 teachers. The administrative team consisted of the administrator, elementary principal, secondary principal, and part-time learning disability director. RVCS reached a plateau in its growth pattern as seen in enrollment statistics that showed a difference of no more than 18 students during any one year from the 1983-88 mean enrollment of 535. Records indicated that development was needed in public relations and recruitment materials, facility expansion, and non-tuition funding. During the process of the …
Development, Evaluation, And Plans For Implementation Of An Orientation Model Directed Toward Improving The Overall Adjustment Of Students To A Job Corps Program., J Edward Brown
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The idea of examining the initial orientation of Job Cops students had been discussed at some length by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources (NCDHR) Job Corps staff. It was of primary importance to the Department to do an investigation of this orientation, since it was directly related to the overall adjustment and satisfaction of the students, once they were actually enrolled at a particular: Job Corps center. In order to address the initial orientation, the proposed research study utilized data from several populations in the design and creation of a new formalized model orientation that alleviated disparities which …
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Remedial Program For High Risk Students Attending The Basic Skills Education Program At Fort Bragg., Alexandrine P. Nash
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Remedial Program For High Risk Students Attending The Basic Skills Education Program At Fort Bragg., Alexandrine P. Nash
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The Army Education Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has enrolled a large number of soldiers who are academically deficient in reading and mathematical skills in the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP). Although a verbal courses of the BSEP are offered at Fort Bragg during the yeas, a great number of students is not raise their initial general technical scores (GT) to the minimum acceptable level of 100, and many students do not even complete the course. Because of the complexity of military operations, the technical nature of equipment and communication, and the current political and economic situation that calls …
Development Of Operational Specifications For A College-Business Center At Gateway Community College., Phil D. Randolph
Development Of Operational Specifications For A College-Business Center At Gateway Community College., Phil D. Randolph
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Gateway Community College (Gateway) has a long history of providing custom and contract training programs to businesses and corporations In the Phoenix area. In the past five years, however, there has been, a three-fold increase in the number of these training programs. Responding to this rapid growth has overloaded existing instructional and service departments within the College and there is a need to establish a new department for the express purpose of providing custom and contract training services to business and industry clients. The purpose of the study was to develop operational recommendations and specifications for this new department by …
A Critical Analysis Of Mandated Assessment And Program Review As Applied To The Retail Business Management Curriculum At Westchester Community College., Letitia C. Fisher
A Critical Analysis Of Mandated Assessment And Program Review As Applied To The Retail Business Management Curriculum At Westchester Community College., Letitia C. Fisher
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Excellence and quality are subjects of much debate in higher education. Over eighty percent of all colleges and universities conduct regular evaluations of their programs to assess their quality, relevance and cost effectiveness. The visibility of program review and educational assessment is manifested in the intensity of state policy activity with some 700 state statutes affecting some aspect of the teaching progression being enacted between 1984 and 1986. Since 1985 calls for explicit assessment of the results of higher education have become increasing; insistent from state authorities. In New York, the State University of New York (SUNY) and the Sate …
Development Of A Continuing Education Action Plan To Address The Life-Career Needs Of Blind And Visually Impaired Adults In The Province Of Alberta, Canada., Dorothy Rae Nadeau
Development Of A Continuing Education Action Plan To Address The Life-Career Needs Of Blind And Visually Impaired Adults In The Province Of Alberta, Canada., Dorothy Rae Nadeau
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The purpose of this Major Applied Research Project was the development of a continuing education action plan to address the needs of blind and visually impaired work-aged adults in Alberta to assist the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Alberta - Northwest Territories Division) with planning decisions. The six research questions guiding the study focused on the following: 1. Demographic characteristics of the target group; 2. Current continuing education programs fostering life-career development; 3. Life-career development needs of the target group; 4. Barriers and constraints to participation in learning activities; 5. Educational goals and strategies; 6. Elements for inclusion …
A Case Study To Determine The Essential Components Of A Capstone Office Administration Course And The Creation Of A Model Course., Sandra J. Goodwin
A Case Study To Determine The Essential Components Of A Capstone Office Administration Course And The Creation Of A Model Course., Sandra J. Goodwin
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The office administration faculty members at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) recently completed a business community needs assessment. After reviewing the needs assessment, the faculty determined that the present curriculum did not address many of the skills that employers listed as being important to their businesses. The present curriculum has a highly advanced word processing course as the final course in the curriculum. Although the students learn many advanced word processing features that businesses indicate as important, none of the personal traits and characteristics that businesses indicate that they need their employees to have are included in the …
Development Of A Model For A Classroom Instructional Complex In The College Of Education At Alabama State University., Essie L. Harris
Development Of A Model For A Classroom Instructional Complex In The College Of Education At Alabama State University., Essie L. Harris
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The purpose of this study was t develop a model of an instructional resource complex in the College of Education at Alabama State University (ASU) for the enhancement of learning outcomes of students. Alabama State University, a historically black institution, has a total student population of approximately utilizes an “open admission” policy. Because of this policy, a large number of students are admitted to the College of Education. Admission standards for entering teacher education programs are much higher than those required by other colleges within the university. The following are among the requirements to be admitted to a teacher program: …
The Development Of A Core Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Plan For Brenau Women's College., Patricia W. Robinson
The Development Of A Core Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Plan For Brenau Women's College., Patricia W. Robinson
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Brenat College, like most institution of higher education today, has faced accreditation association mandates to demonstrate institutional effectiveness particularly in its educational programs. The development of meaningful measures of student outcomes had become critically important both for major programs and the overall core curriculum. Since the core did not have any single departmental identity, it was especially important that an institutional plan for core outcomes and program assessment be developed. The development of such a plan was the purpose of this MARP. The two primary research questions were: What is the best structure and content for a core curricular assessment …
A Systematic Program To Improve Attendance At Alice Drive Middle School., Jack P. Cook
A Systematic Program To Improve Attendance At Alice Drive Middle School., Jack P. Cook
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From 1986 to 1989 Alice Drive Middle School was one of the lowest among nine schools in Sumter School District 17 in average daily attendance. The problem was documented each year in a report issued by the District Attendance Supervisor to the members of the school board and to the South Carolina State Department of Education. State, school district, and Alice Drive Middle School policies, laws, and other related documents were examined in an effort to gain insight into the problem. Recent state level educational reform through legislation was determined to contribute to the problem rather than alleviate it. Non …
Developing And Implementing A Plan To Improve The Reading Achievement Of Students In Grades Two Through Five At Union Elementary School., Cecil G. Hargett
Developing And Implementing A Plan To Improve The Reading Achievement Of Students In Grades Two Through Five At Union Elementary School., Cecil G. Hargett
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This applied research practicum describes a program for improving reading achievement for a target group of students in grades two through five in a small public elementary school in a southeastern rural community. Problems originally noted includes students reading below grade level, and low test scores on the California Achievement Test as compared to system, state and national scores. Weaknesses in reading have been documented from 1986 to 1989. The test data were analyzed on the basis of the major reading components of word analysis, reading vocabulary, and reading comprehension. The reading objectives under each of the three major components …
Raising Student Scores On The Iowa Test Of Basic Skills Through The Development And Implementation Of A Parent-School Cooperative Program., Diane S. Lenartowicz
Raising Student Scores On The Iowa Test Of Basic Skills Through The Development And Implementation Of A Parent-School Cooperative Program., Diane S. Lenartowicz
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This proposal describes a series of planned strategies comprising a home-school learning program to facilitate preparation for increased student achievement in grades kindergarten through fifth on the district testing instrument the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Problems originally noted that 50% of the kindergarten children tested in April, 1988 at River Plaza Elementary School, Middletown, New Jersy achieved below the district accepted passing score in mathematics while 83% of the first grade students fell below the cutoff in reading and 92% in spelling, Additionally, in all grades, except third, declines in the cluster areas of reading, mathematics and writing were …
Developing And Implementing A Skills Program To Increase The Percent Of Students Passing The Georgia Basic Skills Competency Test., Sandra Driscoll
Developing And Implementing A Skills Program To Increase The Percent Of Students Passing The Georgia Basic Skills Competency Test., Sandra Driscoll
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This major applied research project describes a plan and skills program that was designed to improve the percentage of students passing the math section of the Georgia Basic Skills Competency Test as first-time test takers in the tenth grade at Greene/Tallaferro Comprehensive High School in Greensboro, Georgia. The skills program consist of skill packets, each individually addressing the Georgia Basic Skills Objectives. Students come into the seventh grade deficient in specific math skills and continue to do poorly throughout high school. Solution strategies include: a) development of a skills instructional program to meet the basic skills objectives in the area …
Designing And Implementing A Social Studies Program For The Learning Disabled Student In The Elementary Grades Of Caroline County Schools., Fannie Page
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This report describes the inservice training activities that were designed to improve the social studies achievement of students with Specific learning Disabilities. The students scored consistently low in the area of social studies despite the high cognitive abilities of the students. The probable causes of the problem were identified as: lack of proper social students textbooks, textbook budget constraints at the building level, and inappropriate teaching materials. A review of the literature, interviews, and observations were conducted to assess and plan practicum activities and the probable outcomes. The Solution strategies proposed were to: design in social studies curriculum that would …
Utilizing The Whole Language Approach To Literacy As A Foundation For Developmentally Appropriate Practice In The Primary Grades., Evangeline Nicholas
Utilizing The Whole Language Approach To Literacy As A Foundation For Developmentally Appropriate Practice In The Primary Grades., Evangeline Nicholas
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This report describes a model program that through the administering of staff development inservice workshops (allowing for feedback and support services), assists teachers in utilizing developmentally appropriate practices in the primary grades. The inservice workshops were designed to facilitate the development of optimum team work strategies through and examination of the interests and performance styles of the teacher and teacher aide. The improved teamwork allowed the teacher and teacher aide to create and maintain enriched child-oriented classrooms. The model shown a sequential plan for increasing parent-child story-telling and story reading interactions. The plan included workshops for parents, parent-child activities, and …
Improving Physical Fitness For Fifth Grade Students At China Grove Elementary School., Alan D. King
Improving Physical Fitness For Fifth Grade Students At China Grove Elementary School., Alan D. King
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During the spring of the 1988-89 school year, all 115 fourth-grade students at China Grove Elementary School were given the American Alliance Physical Fitness Test. The students were also given blood-cholesterol screening and blood-pressure tests. The tests were given because of concern by faculty members anu school administrators that the students were physically unfit and this may be affecting academic performance. Formal interviews were conducted with all 115 target group members during the 1988-89 school year. Health and exercise practices by students and parents were discussed. Students candidly participated in the interview. All fifth-grade students during the 1989-90 school year …
Moving Toward Effective Teacher Empowerment Through Improved Decision Making At A Secondary School In Wyoming., Fran Mayeski
Moving Toward Effective Teacher Empowerment Through Improved Decision Making At A Secondary School In Wyoming., Fran Mayeski
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This report describes an intervention in the implementation of strategies for group decision making by two committees in a secondary school. Teacher unrest with the decision-making process existed at this school as measured by responses on a school wide self-evaluation tool. questionnaires, comments made in meetings, interviews, letters end the faculty successfully petitioning to rescind a decision that had been made by a committee. The intervention was designed to increase the group decision-making skills of the members, including the principal, of the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) and the department chairs. A skill development model of training, practicing, monitoring, receiving feedback …
A Model To Assist Elementary Principals When A District Changes From A Centralized Decision-Making Process To A School-Centered Decision-Making Process., Tim D. Tarleton
A Model To Assist Elementary Principals When A District Changes From A Centralized Decision-Making Process To A School-Centered Decision-Making Process., Tim D. Tarleton
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This report describes a model created for assisting 15 elementary school principals in making the transition from a district-centered decision-making process to a school-centered decision making process. Issues requiring attention related to culture, trust between principles and central administration, inability of the principals to work together, lack of decision making processes, control of the group by a few principals, and a lack of an agreement upon a process on how they would conduct their business. The plan included administering a survey to the principals which indicated that there were significant discrepancies between District action and what the principals thought would …
Academic Articulation Among Nursing Programs In Virginia: Practices, Perceptions, And Goals, Ruth H. Glick
Academic Articulation Among Nursing Programs In Virginia: Practices, Perceptions, And Goals, Ruth H. Glick
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Since there is no state-wide plan for the articulation of nursing education program in Virginia and articulation practices are largely the prerogative of personnel in individual programs, a wide range of articulation policies and procedures are used in nursing programs throughout the State. The impact of recent societal factors such as changing demographics of student populations, the growing demand for nurses, and a nursing shortage has motivated leaders in the nursing profession to seek practical ways to facilitate the educational preparation of nurses. Academic articulation is recording renewed attention by nursing educators as one means of facilitating the preparation of …
Developing And Implementing A Program To Raise Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Scores Of High School Seniors In A Non-Public School., Janne B.H Banks
Developing And Implementing A Program To Raise Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Scores Of High School Seniors In A Non-Public School., Janne B.H Banks
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Flint River Academy is a private, independent school with enrolled of 410 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. This major research project describes a program that was designed to raise the Verbs’ Scholastic Aptitude Scores of seniors in high school. Students at Flint River Academy consistently scored below the national mean verbal score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The writer documented this disparity for the 1982-89 school years. Interviews with parents, students, and staff indicated concern about the verbal scores being lower than the national mean verbal score. Probable causes of the existing problem were: students were not being taught …
Development And Implementation Of A Community-Drawn Community Life-Based Curriculum For Individuals With Mental Retardation And Developmental Disabilities Living In Summit County., Norman W. Czubaj
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This report describes a project that resulted in the development and implementation of community life-based curriculum for students in the County of Summit Board of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (CSBMR/DD) school program. The Summit curriculum altered the present self contained system of classroom instruction and utilized the community settings as a means to increase the amount of student instruction time in the “real” community environment. The most recent review of the Weaver School programs, by the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities suggests that the curriculum and the districts IEP process by re-designed to promote more and …
An Investigation And A Plan To Alleviate Grade Inflation In Multi-Sectioned Science And Mathematics Courses Of Community College, Charles W. O'Neill
An Investigation And A Plan To Alleviate Grade Inflation In Multi-Sectioned Science And Mathematics Courses Of Community College, Charles W. O'Neill
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Edison Community College, Fort Myers, Florida, has experienced difficulty in the area of grade, inflation, comparable to other institutions. institutional and academic division policy changes on grading have resulted in changes in grading practices. One purpose of this project was to examine these changes and historic trends in grade inflation with multi-sectioned courses of the Division of Basic Science and Mathematics for academic year 1979-1980 through academic year 1989-1990. The other purpose of this project was to develop a plan to alleviate grade inflation in multi-sectioned courses. Accomplishment of this purpose required a determination of the impact of policy changes …
The Development And Implementation Of A Mandatory Continuing Education Plan For The Louisiana State Board Of Nursing, Oswald A. Ferry
The Development And Implementation Of A Mandatory Continuing Education Plan For The Louisiana State Board Of Nursing, Oswald A. Ferry
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The purpose of this study was to develop a plan for mandatory continuing education for Registered Nurses in the State of Louisiana. This plan for mandatory continuing education was adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing in September of 1990 as a requirement for the annual re-licensing of practicing nurses. The intent of this plan was to mandate Registered Nurses, through continuing education, to maintain their knowledge and skills in order to safely practice nursing in the State of Louisiana. Continuing education for nurses throughout their licensed careers is an issue receiving increasing attention. In most jurisdictions, licensure to …
Development And Validation Of An Instructional Inservice Program For Higher Education Science Consultants Involved In Florida's Summer Inservice Institute Program, Susan Elizabeth Chattan Dabb
Development And Validation Of An Instructional Inservice Program For Higher Education Science Consultants Involved In Florida's Summer Inservice Institute Program, Susan Elizabeth Chattan Dabb
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The State of Florida requires that all sixty-seven counties within the state participate in a Summer Inservice Institute Program (SIIP) that provides content area instruction to elementary and secondary public school teachers. Critical need areas such as mathematics and science take priority in the consideration for funding and programming in all counties. The state requires that the emphasis in these summer training sessions be placed on college-level content instruction. Workshops presented solely on methods are considered not appropriate. The rationale for funding the required program is that public school personnel, unlike their postsecondary level liberal arts counterparts, lack content-area training …
A Plan To Improve Mathematics Achievement For Students At Central Elementary School., Angela C. Mills
A Plan To Improve Mathematics Achievement For Students At Central Elementary School., Angela C. Mills
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This report describes a plan for implementing appropriate developmental mathematics practices in the primary grades so that assessment of student needs and knowledge correlated with state required assessment procedures. A large percentage of students beginning at the third grade level had been scoring at or below the national norm on the mathematics portion of the California Achievement Test and had consistently made lower report card grades beginning at the third grade level. Observations and documentation indicated a need for developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction during the beginning years of school so that learning in the mathematics areas was not superficial. Probable …
Community-Based Instruction As A School Program That Will Enable Developmentally-Disabled Persons To Benefit From Instruction., John A. Waldron
Community-Based Instruction As A School Program That Will Enable Developmentally-Disabled Persons To Benefit From Instruction., John A. Waldron
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This report describes a program designed to improve the educational experiences of developmentally-disabled pupils who attended the Kaplan School in Rockland County, New York, Theso students demonstrated inconsistency in their ability in the areas of interpersonal relations, listening, self-confidence, responsible behaviors and adaptive behaviors. Probable causes of the problem were identified as: pupil assignment to a segregated facility, a lack of access to non-handicapped persons and lessons that were partially based on normal infant development stages and phases for pupils who will be expected behave like non-handicapped adults in the post-high school environment. A review of the literature and school …
Strategies For Reducing The Number Of Dropouts In The Ninth And Tenth Grades At Haralson County High School., Janice W. Boatwright
Strategies For Reducing The Number Of Dropouts In The Ninth And Tenth Grades At Haralson County High School., Janice W. Boatwright
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The Development Of Procedures For Adopted Policies In The Governance Manual Of The Camden County Educational Services Commission., Anthony R. Sorce
The Development Of Procedures For Adopted Policies In The Governance Manual Of The Camden County Educational Services Commission., Anthony R. Sorce
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This Major Applied Research Project describes a process whereby policies and procedures were developed to correct and eliminate problems which resulted from the deficiency of certain policies in the Governance Manual of the Camden County Educational Services Commission of New Jersey in accordance with federal, state and local regulations. The present manual was developed in 1982 and was to be updated and/or revised by the Superintendent. However, due to the lack of expertise by the Superintendent and a uninvolved board of directors and instructional staff, procedures were never developed to implement those policies in the Governance Manual. The staff, facilities, …
Developing And Implementing A Differentiated Pay Plan For Certified Personnel Employed By The Union County School System., Jerry W. Thomas
Developing And Implementing A Differentiated Pay Plan For Certified Personnel Employed By The Union County School System., Jerry W. Thomas
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This report describes a plan to develop and implement a differentiated pay plan for certified employees in Union County. Certified employees were being paid on a salary schedule which recognized experience and earned degrees only as documented by a review of state salary schedules. A second thrust of the MARP involved using the differentiated pay plan to improve student performance in the 30 indicator areas identified in school improvement plans. Baseline data used by individual schools and the system to develop three-year goals were provided by the Department of Public Instruction. Four schools were selected as pilot locations for studying …